Hmmmm now it all depends if Wigan are involved in the game or not

1. 20m restart.

IIRC the drop out from ball going dead scenario only applies to halfway restarts not drop-outs.

2. Play on

Since the "offside" player goes back into the in-goal where he can't be offside. If the ball was the other side of the try line he would be offside and be penalised.

3. Drop out

IIRC they changed the rules a few years ago to stop straddling the dead ball line and taking the ball dead. Id be interested to know what decision would be given if both feet were over the dead ball line rather than just 1?

Versus Wigan

1. Penalty on the 10m line in front of oppositions posts to Wigan for kicking ball too close to Sam Tomkins

2 Sin Bin kicker for deliberalty attempting to injure Sam Tomkins, Penalty to Wigan


3 Play on, Penalty try to Wigan if anyone attempts to stop Sam Tomkins gaining yards down field

1. Don't know
2. Play on, can't be offside in your own in goal
3. drop out, as said they changed the rules to stop the ball being shuffled dead. This is an exception to the normal rule, and only applies to kicks in general play. Kick offs still follow the old rule.

Team B to drop out from under their own posts. A drop out is a way of restarting play just as a kick off from halfway is, so presumably the ruling is the same?


Play on. A player cannot be offside in his own in-goal. By running back into the in-goal before picking the ball up, he's put himself back onside.


20m place kick (tap)

SBR is right im pretty sure.
Re: number 3 they changed the rules in about 00ishhhh as it was getting a bit daft

I'll go with this.

1 - Drop out.

2 - I'll say play on, as i'm sure you can't be offside in the in-goal area.

3 - Tap 20.

3. Is 100% tap twenty, Briers did it in a game and i recall the commentary, think it was Carney saying "Briers knows the rules better than some of the Refs in Super league"

That must have either been a mistake or before the rule was changed.

[i8 Kick off & Drop out


Drop-out from Goal line 4. The game is restarted with a drop-out by a defending player from the centre of his goal line if:

(i) where a kick is made dead by a defending player straddling the dead ball line or touch in goal line. [/i

He took the ball with one foot over the dead ball line (deliberately) and we retained the ball, that's all i remember.

Then the ref got the restart wrong, or we can substitute Brier's name with Tomkins in the other example

I'm with you on all 3..

1. Drop out
2. Drop out
3. Drop out

Answers are below. Please trust me from them there from an RFL Match Officials exam so I'm not lying!

1 - 20m optional kick to team 'B'

2 - Play on

3 - Goal line dropout by ‘B’ team

Anyone got them all?

I'll post some more in a few days.....

Tap on the 20 for Team B.



My gut reaction is penalty to Team B as the player from Team A moved from within the field of play to the In-goal and was therefore stood in front of his teammate ergo he was in an offside position although it's probably something daft like play on!



A drop out by Team B as the player would be deemed to be out of the field of play when he touched the ball.

Me! Me! Me! I did! I did! What do I win?



Oh and can you expel the cheat who tried to win after being told the answers?

The personal satisfaction and the offer to become a match official!



I'll give him detention

This thread is hilarious.

All these "experts"!!!!!

Just imagine what the players and coaches know

What do you care? You've given up on RL haven't you?

Why do you think I put it on?!



I'm getting the Super League one next time!

1. You need to clarify what you mean by 'dead'. Uf the ball goes touch in goal it is a drop out by the defending side. The ball has travelled 10 metres and bounced in the field of play.

If the ball goes into touch having travelled 10 metres and having bounced in the field of play it is a scrum to the kicking side If it doesn't go 10 metres before going into touch it's a scrum to the defending side on the 20?

2. Forward being which direction, towards player A's goal line or player V's goal line?

3. Irrespective of where his feet are, the touching down of the ball in goal by a defender results in a drop out. This is the case whether tha ball is already on the ground andtouched by a defender, or it is placed on the ground by a defender in possession.

Had the defender caught the ball on the full from a kick off, with one foot in goal and one fooy touch in goal, it would result in a 20m restart, unless you are Eorl Crabtree and the ref doesn't know the rules.

Just out of interest, how have you got it wrong even after the OP has already posted the answers?

don't forget the crowd must boo rat boy tomkins at every opportunity

Maybe I didn't read the answers, and as you can see asked for further clarification of some points? At least I gave explanations of how decisions were reached, which shows a depth of knowledge? Those questions are not verbatim from an exam paper.